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Copyright & Fair Use


Part 1: Copyright
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What types of works are protected by copyright?
Literary works
Music and lyrics
Literary works
Music and lyrics
Dramatic works and music
Pantomimes and choreographic works
Photographs, graphics, paintings and sculptural works
Motion pictures and other audiovisual works
Video games and computer software
Audio recordings
Architectural works
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Under general guidelines for copyright laws, what are two things that students must do when
they use portions of copyrighted material?
proper credit and citations
must include on the opening screen of their programs and on any printed
materials that their presentation has been prepared under fair use exemption of
the U.S. Copyright Law and are restricted from further use

Under general guidelines for copyright, what are 5 requirements for educators to claim fair use
of copyrighted materials used in any educational productions?
For face-to-face curriculum-based instruction
Demonstrations of how to create multimedia productions
Presented at conferences (but you may not share copies of the actual production)
For remote instruction as long as the distribution signal is limited
Kept for only 2 years
Under general guidelines for copyright laws, when does fair use end?
Fair use ends when the multimedia creator loses control of his product's use, such as when
it is accessed by others over the Internet.


Part 2: Fair Use
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a. How much text can you legally use under fair use?
i. Up to 10% of a copyrighted work or 1000 words, whichever is less
b. How much of a poem can you legally use under fair use?
i. Entire poem if less than 250 words
ii. 250 words or less if longer poem
iii. No more than 5 poems (or excerpts) of different poets, from an anthology
iv. Only 3 poems (or excerpts) per poet
c. How much motion media can you safely use under fair use?
i. Up to 10% of a copyrighted work or 3 minutes, whichever is less
d. How many photos or illustrations may be used under fair use?
i. No more than 5 images of an artist's or photographer's work
e. How much music can you safely use under fair use?
i. Up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition, but no more than 30 seconds
ii. Up to 10% of a body of sound recording, but no more than 30 seconds
f. In what five ways is it legal to copy and distribute multimedia projects?
i. Do not post multimedia projects claiming fair use exemption on an unsecured
web site
ii. No more than 2 copies of the original production may be made
iii. Only 1 may be placed on reserve for others to use for instructional purposes
iv. An additional copy may be made for preservation purposes, but may be used or
copied only to replace a use copy that has been lost, damaged, or stolen
v. If more than one person has created the multimedia presentation, each
principal creator may retain only one copy

g. What are 3 things educators and students must do when citing sources for multimedia
presentations?
i. Educators and students must credit sources, giving full bibliographic information
when available.
ii. Educators and students must display the copyright notice and copyright
ownership information if this is shown in the original source.
iii. Copyright information for images may be shown in a separate bibliographic
section unless the presentation is being used for distance learning. In this case,
the information must be incorporated within the image itself (i.e. it must appear
on the screen when the image is viewed).

h. When do you need to ask permission to use sources for multimedia projects?
i. For multimedia projects used for non-educational or commercial purposes

What Can You Do?
Based on what you just studied, what are several rules that you could post in your classroom that would
ensure students adhere to copyright laws and fair use guidelines?

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How much text can you legally use under fair use?
Up to 10% of a copyrighted work or 1000 words, whichever is less



Under general guidelines for copyright laws, what are two things that students must do when they use
portions of copyrighted material?
o proper credit and citations
o must include on the opening screen of their programs and on any printed materials that their
presentation has been prepared under fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and are
restricted from further use
How much music can you safely use under fair use?
Up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition, but no more than 30 seconds
Up to 10% of a body of sound recording, but no more than 30 seconds

How much motion media can you safely use under fair use?
Up to 10% of a copyrighted work or 3 minutes, whichever is less
How many photos or illustrations may be used under fair use?
No more than 5 images of an artist's or photographer's work